Sentence examples for amendment by a from inspiring English sources

The House approved this amendment by a vote of 213 to 202.

Doing so, however, would require adopting a constitutional amendment by a two-thirds vote of both chambers of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states.

On October 12 , 1971 the United States House of Representatives approved the Equal Rights Amendment by a vote of 354 to 23.

But, he said, while some bylaws permit amendment only by shareholder vote, others allow amendment by a vote of the board.

Voters added gay men and lesbians to the state's anti-discrimination law in 2005, after rejecting a similar amendment by a people's veto in 1998 and 2000.

In Alaska in 1998, voters adopted a similar amendment by a similarly overwhelming margin months after a lower court declared a right to same-sex marriage.

The Senate also should adopt an amendment by Maria Cantwell, a Democrat of Washington, that would make it easier for regulators to crack down on market manipulation in derivatives.

Sharp partisan divisions emerged as Democrats accused Republicans of trying to generate momentum for an amendment by creating a false air of crisis.

Mr. McCutcheon and the R.N.C. contend that the aggregate limits on contributions violate the First Amendment by constraining a contributor's opportunity for political expression.

The House killed Watt's amendment by nearly a 3-1 margin.

Today's vote on the State Department budget includes a restoration of the organization's funds, thanks to an amendment by Representative Joseph Crowley, a New York Democrat from Queens.